On the occasion of the World Intellectual Property Day,
Jean-Michel Jarre, President of the International Confederation of
Societies of Authors and Composers (CISAC), issued the following
statement on behalf of the four million creators represented by CISAC
members.

"The article 27(2) of the 'Universal Declaration of Human Rights,'
adopted by the United Nations’ General Assembly in 1948, states that,
'Everyone has the right to the protection of the moral and material
interests resulting from any scientific, literary or artistic production
of which he is the author'," says Jean Michel Jarre.

"These words are as valid now as they were 70 years ago. Culture is
what brings people together and is the expression of the cultural
diversity that is so cherished by the United Nations and UNESCO. Access
to culture is paramount to the elevation of mankind. It goes hand in
hand with freedom of speech and freedom to create.

"Equally important in our eyes are the rights of creators. Without
these moral and economic rights, creators would be deprived of ways to
sustain a living and continue to create freely, and would also lose
control over the use of their works.

"But for this to happen, creators need to be granted fair
remuneration for the use of their creative works. In the music sector,
we have launched the Fair Trade Music project to address this issue. In
the visual arts sector, we are asking for an international Treaty on the
artist’s resale right under the aegis of WIPO.

"Sustainable creative eco-systems depend on the recognition that
creative works bring value to so many businesses that would not exist
without them. In return, what we, creators, are asking is simple: to be
fairly compensated for the use of our works and to be protected for our
rights. We are calling upon all the countries represented at the United
Nations to endorse our pledge, and work with creators all around the
world to ensure a better future for authors."

"Jean-Michel Jarre is the Godfather of Electronic Music. His
albums - his classic debut Oxygene among them – have changed the way we
hear the world today. Musicians and contemporary DJs refer to his
influence and innovation, both in the studio and in terms of the
immersive outdoor concert experiences he has engineered…”

21/04/2015

Johan Jonason decides to abandon Europe, a continent in a state of crisis, and travel to Shanghai in pursuit of a career as a pop singer. »Conquering China« is a musical journey featuring musicians as disparate as synth-pioneer Jean Michel Jarre and Robert Wells alongside numerous Chinese producers and DJs such as Elvis. T and Ben Huang. Ultimately Jonason arrives at the film’s tagline: “music is not a language without borders,” examining and problematizing a paradigm shift currently taking place on the world’s music scene.As Jonason cruises Shanghai by night, from dumpling joints and backstreets to high-end clubs and pulsating dance floors, »Conquering China« comes across as a China-set documentary take on »Lost in Translation«. The film humorously yet attentively intersects western views of China with voices from within its music industry.

Production year: 2014

Original title: Conquering China

Cast: Johan Jonason, Jean Michel Jarre, Robert Wells, Elvis T

Producer: Anna Byvald

Script: Johan Jonason

Music: Oscar Fogelström

The featured parts of Jean Michel Jarre in the Swedish documentary "Conquering China"

The iconic French composer and producer is back with his first piece of original music in eight years.
Last month Jean-Michel Jarre teased that a new album was on the horizon and today fans get their first taste of it. Jarre has teamed with Gesaffelstein for ‘Conquistador’ a song that will appear on the LP.

The new single for the still untitled album comes with a pair of
alternate versions including a remix by Jarre and an extended mix.
Listen to all three below via Beatport and look for Jarre’s album later this year.

CISAC creators outlined their views on the Report in a letter
addressed to MEP Julia Reda and copied to all Members of the European
Parliament, on the eve of its discussion by the Parliament.The
letter was signed by CISAC’s President Jean Michel Jarre and Vice
Presidents Angélique Kidjo, Javed Akhtar, Marcelo Piñeyro and Ousmane
Sow on behalf of the nearly four million creators that the Confederation
represents.

The letter highlights the Report’s failure to address market
realities for creators and underlines the need for a more balanced
system that would take into account the rights of creators and provide
fair remuneration for the use of their works.

"We agree that there needs to be a balance achieved between rights
holders and the public. But this balance should not be struck at the
expense of the increasingly fragile community of creators," wrote the
signatories.

The letter questions some of the key proposals, in particular the
approach to copyright exceptions and limitations solely from the
perspective of user benefits, without considering the impact of
so-called "free access" on the economic and moral interests of creators.

On the issue of the copyright term, creators rejected MEP Reda’s call
for “a duration that does not exceed the current international
standards,” effectively meaning a downward harmonisation to a term
shorter than what is already available across Europe.

"We would be very interested in seeing the evidence upon which this policy recommendation is based," says the letter.
"Now that digital technologies can help facilitate access to, and
preserve our works, forever, an extension seems more justified than
ever."

In their conclusion, creators urged Ms. Reda "to do what’s right" by
ensuring the future of creators in Europe and supporting "a fairer
digital market for creators."

The letter was sent to MEP Julia Reda and copied to all MEPs who participate in the JURI committee.
That committee is due to commence its discussions on the report today.

We caught up with Jean Michel Jarre to discuss his thoughts on the return of Elka Synthex. Jean-Michel Jarre makes the case for why we need to bring Elka Synthex back, and opens up on his deep passion for his 3 Elka Synthexes.

The HTML5 Drum Machine borrows its aesthetics from classic beat boxes
like the TR-808 Rhythm Composer. It's got five different sound banks:
Hip hop, electro, house, techno, and acoustic. Each bank has 13
different sounds for which you can tweak the individual volume and tone.
Pick your bank, hit play, and lay down your instruments on the 16-step
sequencer interface that runs across the bottom. After you've laid down
your beat, you can export it as a Wav.

Even if you
don't have any experience with drum machines, this simplified beat
maker is intuitive enough that you'll impress yourself within just a few
minutes. You can probably figure it out on your own, but if you're a
total noob here's a tip: The important thing to remember is that for
each of the 16 "steps" in the sequence you can play each of the 13
sounds in a bank. So when you click on one sound—say the Kick— you can
place that sound in any or all of the 16 slots. When you click on the
next instrument, you again have the option of sticking it in all of the
16 slots.

Drum
machines and software instruments can both be really intimidating to the
uninitiated. The HTML5 Drum Machine can get get going. [HTML5 Drum Machine via Synthtopia]

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Jean Michel Jarre first came to international fame with his number one hit album, « OXYGENE » which went on to sell over 18 million copies worldwide.

A pioneer in his field, Jarre has largely contributed to the fastest growing musical revolution of the 20th century, electronic music : conceiving music in terms of sounds rather than only in terms of notes, and thus allowing the composer to become his own craftsman.

Having followed formal studies of harmony and counterpoint at the Conservatoire de Paris, he was inspired to reinvent music at its core, with his own singular vision, deploying the technology and tools of his epoch.

This pioneering approach gave birth to worldwide hit albums such as "OXYGENE","EQUINOXE", MAGNETIC FIELDS", "ZOOLOOK", "RENDEZVOUS", "WAITING FOR COUSTEAU"...over 80 million albums sold to date.

Following through with his revolution in music, he also conceived a brand-new genre and format of concerts; breaking away from the traditional theatre and arena context, Jarre brought his music and vision outdoors to the masses. Often free and open-to-all, these stateof- the-art concert-spectaculars showcase the natural or urban environment in which they are performed -- a truly singular sonic and visual "land-art" event, conceived and performed on a unique scale for a one-off experience.

Jarre's legendary concerts have attracted Guinness Record-breaking audiences across the planet. They take place in exceptional settings, marking extra-ordinary contexts: first western musician invited to perform in post-Mao Red China, Millennium at the Great Pyramids of Egypt, Houston City concert in collaboration with NASA in memory of the Challenger space crew, Concert for His Holiness Pope John Paul II, France's Eiffel Tower in celebration of World Cup victory, Gdansk's shipyard at the initiative of Nobel Peace Laureate Lech Walesa, London's Docklands, Beijing's Forbidden City and Tiananmen Square, the Sahara Desert...to the absolute record live audience of 3.5 million in Moscow.

Most recently, Jean Michel Jarre embarked on his first ever world tour which has already taken him to over 30 countries with over 220 performances.

July 2011, HSH Prince Albert II of Monaco called upon Jean Michel Jarre to celebrate his Royal Wedding by creating and performing a concert-event in the Principality which was largely broadcast on television & Internet worldwide to an estimated audience of 3 billion.

The French musician has a dedicated ongoing engagement to the United Nations via UNESCO, as Ambassador and spokesperson for Environment and Education.